[amsat-bb] dead satellite collision

[Michael Walker]

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a34383707/space-junk-collision-risks/

On Tuesday, LeoLabs, a company that monitors the paths of space junk in
low-Earth orbit, announced on Twitter it was tracking a potential
conjunction—that's space-speak for a mid-orbit crash—tonight between a
defunct Soviet satellite and a discarded Chinese rocket stage.

According to the company's latest calculations, the objects are expected to
come within 80 feet of each other (±59 feet). The probability of a
collision is greater than 10 percent. If the satellites collide, the impact
could spread a network of debris throughout low-Earth Orbit.

Mike va3mw